What determines the price elasticity of house supply? Real interest rate effects and cyclical asymmetries

Housing Studies

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 713-736

  Levin, Eric J ^a   Pryce, Gwilym B J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Housing economics; Housing market; Housing supply; Price elasticity of supply; Real interest rates

Indexed keywords

ESTIMATION METHOD; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HOUSING MARKET; INTEREST RATE; PRICE DETERMINATION; PRICE DYNAMICS; RENTAL SECTOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 70350364768     PISSN: 02673037     EISSN: 14661810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02673030903215860     Document Type: Article

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